a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating |
a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) |
a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics | any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color |